South Coast Improvement Company, a Marion-based design-build general contractor, recently announced the hiring of Matthew Birmingham as a field production manager.

South Coast Improvement Company, a Marion-based design-build general contractor, recently announced the hiring of Matthew Birmingham as a field production manager. In this role, Birmingham will be part of the management team on-site at the company's new construction and renovation projects.

Birmingham comes to South Coast Improvement from Cow Bay Atlantic, Inc. where he worked as a senior project foreman. He holds numerous certifications, including OSHA, Timberline Construction Management, ADA, and Hoisting and Hydraulics.

A veteran of the United States Army, Birmingham served with the Military Police from 2004 to 2008, including 22 months of deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. He resides in Rehoboth.

"The role of field production manager plays a key part in keeping the level of disruption to day-to-day operations to a minimum," said Tom Quinlan, president of South Coast Improvement, Inc. "We're delighted to bring a person of Matt's caliber and background into the fold for our new construction and renovation projects."